It takes him a minute to reorient himself, to remember that we’re hitching a ride on a train bound for Vegas. He looks first at the stacks of crates in one dark corner, then at the burlap lining the floor and the little sack of food and water sitting between us. Day sits up, rubs a hand wearily across his eyes, and glances around our swaying railcar as if searching for something. The scrape on my shoulder has scabbed over already, but my movement makes it throb again. I lean over him and brush a wet strand of hair out of his face. His brow is covered with sweat, and his cheeks are wet with tears. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.įor more about the books check out the official website, or like the series on facebook.ĭay jolts awake beside me. June and Day have no reason to cross paths – until the day June’s brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country’s most wanted criminal. Born into an elite family, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic’s highest military circles. What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. What if Anden is a new beginning? What if revolution must be more than loss and vengeance, anger and blood-what if the Patriots are wrong? It’s their chance to change the nation, to give voice to a people silenced for too long.īut as June realizes this Elector is nothing like his father, she’s haunted by the choice ahead.

They have only one request-June and Day must assassinate the new Elector. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, the two join a group of Patriot rebels eager to help Day rescue his brother and offer passage to the Colonies. June and Day arrive in Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: the Elector Primo dies, and his son Anden takes his place. A brilliant re-imagining of Les Miserables, the series is set to be a global film sensation as CBS films have acquired rights to the trilogy. Prodigy is the long-awaited sequel to Legend, the must-read dystopian novel for all YA fans of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Divergent by Veronica Roth. To gear up for the January 29 release of Prodigy by Marie Lu, the second book in her Legend trilogy, we have one copy of the book up for grabs! Thea enjoyed Legend (a solid popcorn dystopia action flick of a book), so what better way to kick off this dreary, snowy, stormy Thursday than with a good dose of adrenaline?

Legend and prodigy marie lu